Korean slang profile
옷소매
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A shortened title for the drama ‘옷소매 붉은 끝동’.
A shortened title for the drama ‘옷소매 붉은 끝동’.
- Expanded form
- 옷소매 붉은 끝동옷소매 붉은 끝동 (The Red Sleeve)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 16, 2021
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
주말에 옷소매를 정주행했어.
I watched 옷소매 from start to finish over the weekend.
02Documented history
- November 2021조이뉴스24 introduced ‘옷소매 붉은 끝동’ and explicitly stated it would use ‘옷소매’ thereafter.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘옷소매 붉은 끝동’ (The Red Sleeve). A 2021 source from 조이뉴스24 gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
One source explicitly gives this explanation. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '옷소매 붉은끝동', 이준호·이세영 일냈다…금토 안방 '복병' (조이뉴스24)Published Nov 16, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026